SUWANNEE OCT 15 MEETING AGENDA
SUWANNEE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
JUDICIAL ANNEX BUILDING
218 PARSHLEY STREET SOUTHWEST
LIVE OAK, FLORIDA 32064
TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR OCTOBER 15, 2024, AT 5:30 P.M.
Invocation
Pledge to American Flag
Social Security Announces 2.5 Percent Benefit Increase for 2025
Submitted by Mark Hinkle, Press Officer
Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for more than 72.5 million Americans will increase 2.5 percent in 2025, the Social Security Administration announced October 10, 2024. On average, Social Security retirement benefits will increase by about
SVEC UPDATE
Few Outages Remain from Hurricane Milton
LIVE OAK, Fla., October 10, 2024 (9:30 a.m.) – During the peak of the storm last night, 2,142 SVEC consumer-members were without power.
!NOTICE!
THE 4TH ANNUAL WELLBORN CORNBREAD FESTIVAL HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO EFFECTS FROM HELENE AND ANTICIPATED EFFECTS FROM MILTON
The American Red Cross - Open Shelters and disaster relief services in Big Bend area for Hurricane Milton evacuees.
Some are pet friendly
Taken Tuesday along I75 between Lake City and Gainesville. Northbound traffic getting out of the way of Hurricane Milton. SVT Photo by Tami Stevenson
Live Oak man impaled by tree during height of Helene
–Remained alive while waiting 2 hrs. before help could arrive
During Hurricane Helene’s 118+ mph wind gusts, just before the eye passed over Suwannee County, Charles Roddenberry, of Live Oak, was impaled by a tree crashing into his living room during the height of the storm, Thursday evening. The wind speeds were so intense, first responders had to wait two hours before they could venture out and reach him. He miraculously survived.
-Photo taken same night, Jordan Medley
New Judge in Columbia County
-Photo: CC
By Tami Stevenson
On October 3, Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Charles Garrett Hill, of Lake City, to serve as Judge on the Columbia County Court.
Hurricane Helene
Mangled rooftops and other debris lie in the street in downtown Lake City along Marion Avenue in the wake of Helene’s path. -Photo by Earl Green - See more photos at the end of this article.
